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[Opinions] Opinions on Astrid
Do you like the name Astrid?I personally love it since it's not trendy or common and it sounds different without sounding exotic. I find that lots of people have mixed opinions about this name though.
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I want to like it, but the American pronunciation ("As-trid") has "ass" in front of it, while the Swedish pronunciation ("AH-strid") sounds a lot like "Ostrich".
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Literally my favourite name ever.
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I would agree, it is a name that sounds different but not exotic. It's uncommon but not unknown. I think I want to like it more than I do. The ass part is a bit off-putting, I think. :P It has a really youthful feel to it. I know of a 2 year old Astrid who is totally adorable, but it still hasn't made me like the name any more.
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I'd group Astrid with Agnes, Agatha- old, clunky names. I think it's a bit exotic, like Inga. There are probably some people in my area with the name in their family tree, but it's still not one you hear every day.
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Love Astrid, it's one of my top names.
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Not really. It's not terrible, but the sounds don't appeal to me.
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I like it. I live in Sweden and it's quite popular here :)
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I want to like it, but I don't like that it begins with ass. What if it began with sass? LOL
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I don't love it, but I certainly don't hate it either. There is an appeal to it, not that I can put my finger on what it is! I would be excited to meet a little Astrid though.
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